eBay seller not responding, ideas?
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eBay seller not responding, ideas?
I purchased an item off of eBay (ended on the 5th) which I paid for within a day of the closing via PayPal. Aside from the automated email from eBay about the auction closing I haven't heard anything about it since. I'm not sure that I've been shafted (the guy is 95% and over 500), but I'm a little angry as it was intended to be a present for mother's day. I've emailed the address attached to PayPal as well as sent a message through eBay. Is there anything else I can do?
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Not yet. He has 10 days from the end of the auction to get the item to you. At that point you can file a claim with PayPal. That usually gets their attention. I would warn him though before you do that as sometimes people don't check their e-mail regularly.
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So if it ended on the 5th, and you paid within a day, that means there is a good chance he wouldn't even get it in the mail until Monday the 8th, which doesn't allow much time for it to get there before Mother's Day (unless it was sent via a 2-3 day service, which you should have checked with him on before buying).
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Originally Posted by Heathen
Well, when you start posting inappropriate questions in inappropriate forums, you are going to feel attacked when someone calls you on it... get over it.
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Originally Posted by Lunatikk
yeah this thread should be moved to the ebay forum
Or it should go to the whining forum, along with Heathen posts of this being a STORE forum, not an EBAY page.
Last edited by dx23; 05-13-06 at 10:07 AM.
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You have to give the seller a couple of days to send out. Not everyone can get to the post office whenever they want. A few days to send out after payment is recieved should be given. When I've sold items, if the payment gets there Sat-Tues, I'll make a trip the the post office (which hours make it cut close to work time). But if payment gets here Wed-Friday, it won't be until Saturday until it get sent.
Now if it has been a few weeks, then it is the time to complain.
They also have no control of the speed of the post office. It might be sent priority but it is not a guarantee to be there in 2-3 days.
Now if it has been a few weeks, then it is the time to complain.
They also have no control of the speed of the post office. It might be sent priority but it is not a guarantee to be there in 2-3 days.
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Originally Posted by Heathen
This thread needs to be moved or killed... simple as that.
and update: I got his personal information, called him, and he gave me the run around. Turns out he didn't have as many as he listed. What a shmo.
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yeah this thread should be moved to the ebay forum
If not, what's so seriously wrong with discussing the topic here? Heathen? Lunatikk?
[insert huge EYEROLL here]
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This is the STORE forum, and therefore should be limited to STORE releated content... Not WHINY EBAY Forum, or Punk'd By PayPal Forum. If you have a problem with either of those, either seek them out directly or some other forum that gives a damn.
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I see no problem talking in the Store Forum (or whining) about EBay or Paypal, for that matter - EBay is a store in effect. Can't we try to be a little helpful to a fellow DVD Talker?
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1. Ebay is NOT a store.
2. There is PLENTY of information to be had on their own sites (paypal & ebay) about how to deal with transactions. Use them.
3. There are also PLENTY of other sites dedicated to helping users with ebay problems or reporting various related issues and users. This is not one of them.
4. Keep forum content to content that is relevant.
2. There is PLENTY of information to be had on their own sites (paypal & ebay) about how to deal with transactions. Use them.
3. There are also PLENTY of other sites dedicated to helping users with ebay problems or reporting various related issues and users. This is not one of them.
4. Keep forum content to content that is relevant.